About number and composition population of KHERSON REGION by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001

The number of the urban population, according to the All-Ukrainian population census data, accounted for 706.2 thousand persons or 60.1%,and that of the rural population - 468.9 thousand people or 39.9%. Since 1989 urban population has decreased by 52.5 thousand people and rural by – 12.4 thousand people, but they still are in the same ratio. Urban and rural population of Kherson region is characterized by the following data:

Actual population.thousand people

As % of total population

The same indicesof 1989

urban

rural

urban

rural

urban

rural

City council:

Kherson (city council:)

355.5

11.7

97

3

97

3

including Kherson city

328.4

-

100

-

100

-

Nova Kakhovka (city council:)

68.3

6.3

92

8

92

8

including Nova Kakhovka city

52.1

-

100

-

100

-

Kakhovka city

38.2

-

100

-

100

-

Districts:

Beryslav district

19.3

36.6

35

65

36

64

Bilozerka district

9.7

58.7

14

86

14

86

Velyka Lepetykha district

9.9

10.8

48

52

49

51

Velyka Oleksandrivka district

11.2

20.0

36

64

37

63

Верхньорогачицький district

6.8

7.5

48

52

47

53

Vysokopillia district

7.0

10.9

39

61

39

61

Heniches'k district

35.9

30.4

54

46

55

45

Hola Prystan' district

16.0

48.8

25

75

26

74

Hornostaivka district

7.0

14.9

32

68

29

71

Ivanivka district

5.2

12.7

29

71

28

72

Kalanchak district

13.2

12.6

51

49

51

49

Kakhovka district

-

40.1

-

100

-

100

Nyzhni Sirohozy district

6.0

13.7

31

69

31

69

Novovorontsovka district

7.1

17.5

29

71

28

72

Novotroits'ke district

16.8

26.2

39

61

39

61

Skadovs'k district

22.9

27.2

46

54

48

52

Tsiurupyns'k district

36.1

36.2

50

50

53

47

Chaplynka district

14.1

26.1

35

65

37

63

The part of urban population has increased in 4 districts of region, decreased – in 8 regions, stayed constant in the rest 8. Especially high level of this index was in Kherson city council and Nova Kakhovka, in 14 districts (less than 50%).